Tag Archives: Democracy
FEDERAL ACTION ALERT – November 6, 2023
Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party A. Urge both Congress and our Senate Representatives to increase TEFAP funding in the2023 Farm Bill to help food banks meet rising demand!! TEFAP stands for theEmergency Food Assistance Program. The federal government moves nutritious foodfrom farms to food banks across the Feeding […]
Continue readingHappy Anniversary SSA
By our choice of candidates this fall, America will decide whether it wants to keep the Social Security Act, which was signed into law on this day in 1935. Thanks to historian Heather Cox Richardson for providing the material for this post. It is imperative for Americans to understand what life was like before the […]
Continue readingDemocracy Is A Moral Position
Democracy is a moral position. Defending the right of human beings to control their own lives is a moral position. Treating everyone equally before the law is a moral position. Insisting that everyone has a right to have a say in their government is a moral position. Insisting that your position is the one to […]
Continue readingLet’s Get to Work
Author: Heather Cox Richardson, Historian Published on her blog. Emphasis added here. 2020 will be the year that determines whether or not American democracy survives. Our system has never lived up to its fullest potential, but until recently, its aspirations have driven us to fight to perfect it, guaranteeing everyone equality before the law and […]
Continue readingDemocrats on the Issues: Democracy and Political Reform
by Ryan Anderson, Coconino County Democratic Party Precinct Committeeman Our County Party is neutral among Democratic candidates until one of those candidates becomes the party’s nominee; however, our precinct committee people are encouraged to analyze positions and share their thoughts as well as support the candidates of their choice separate from their party activities. Here […]
Continue readingDemocracy fails if you don’t do your civic duty
I’m starting to hear that self-defeating refrain, “I will not under any circumstances vote for X.” It’s your civic duty to vote. No candidate is going to perfectly match your special interests, but one candidate will surely be at least slightly better than the other. If you don’t carry out your duty, democracy will fail. […]
Continue readingDemocrats smart enough to counter Republicans’ money
Flagstaff folks may not have “ungodly” amounts of money, as the Republican National and State Party has targeted us with, but we do have brains and we do have numbers: Over 500 locals attended the Democratic Governors Debate at Sinagua Middle School on Tuesday. The “Blue Wave” are smart enough to know that Republican leadership […]
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